School food service materials management

Managers can purchase quality food products within a given price range if they understood how to manage materials and support (personnel) through established procurement procedures. This self-study unit was created to help ASFSA members obtain continuing education credit and professional growth by c...

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Published inSchool foodservice journal (USA) Vol. 38; no. 3
Main Author Temple, Jan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.04.1984
Subjects
ACHAT
COMPRA
EDUCACION PERMANENTE
EDUCATION PERMANENTE
GESTION
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Summary:Managers can purchase quality food products within a given price range if they understood how to manage materials and support (personnel) through established procurement procedures. This self-study unit was created to help ASFSA members obtain continuing education credit and professional growth by completing this unit on Materials Management. A definition of materials management is given along with a series of guidelines and for requisition and quality assurance. Two charts describe the typical purchasing cycle and provide a suggested bid schedule. In order to obtain maximum value for sport, 10 purchasing objectives are suggested; 3 purchasing systems are described. 3 purchasing methods are explained, 4 purchasing conditions are described, and procedures for formal purchases are enumerated. Futhermore, information is given using product specifications, what specifications should include, how to evaluate the personnel investment, and a code of ethics for procurement personnel. (kbc)
Bibliography:8635144
S40
ISSN:0036-6641